A Private Signal for the Lillyanna

There are an old and ongoing set of rules regarding the proper size, shape, and location of ship's flags. Also which flag is flown at which time is of importance. As with all things nautical, the name of the thing is important, and specific.....ensigns, burgees, pennants, jacks, and so on. An interesting link to ships flags and flag etiquette can be found at ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_flag.

With the nice mast, and flag halyards, that the Lillyanna will be sporting, I want a unique ships flag to distinguish the ship. Upon researching the correct name, I believe it should be called a "Private Signal".

I stiched one up today out of outdoor fabric.

The edges are foled over and stitched for reinforcement

The "T" emblem has the benefit of looking the same regardless of which was the flag blows.

The white "T" is stiched on the exact same spot on both sides of the flag.

There is a 1/16" (1.6mm) solid brass rod, bent at 90deg, which is sewn into the leading edge and top edge of the flag.

Brass grommets are pressed in, and then their circumference is stiched aroudn twice with heavy thread.

I am not an experienced sewer, so time will tell how my stitching holds up in the wind...